Three stabbed at school for autistic pupils

Victims in Torrance attack are staffers. Detained suspect is a former student.

- BY RUBEN VIVES AND NATHAN SOLIS

JULIANA YAMADA Los Angeles Times

POLICE BLOCK OFF the street outside Switzer Learning Center in Torrance after a morning attack.

A Torrance school for autistic and neurodivergent children was reeling Monday after a former student walked onto campus and attacked staff members, stabbing three and allegedly leaving behind a bag full of potential explosives before running off, police said.

The attack occurred about 8:30 a.m. at Switzer Learning Center, a private school that serves students from kindergarten to 12th grade, and left two teachers hospitalized with stab wounds and a third staff member injured, officials said. The suspect allegedly tried to stab a fourth faculty member before he was detained by Torrance police.